Tool for mounting disk wheels



May 13, 19240 1,494,269

J. J. MEYERS TOOL FOR MOUNTING DISK WHEELS Filed Aug. 29, 1923 INVENTOR. Joh'nJ. Mgyers,

W ATTORNEY. m I 0 I Patented May 13,1924.

um'rsosmrss JOHIN iMEYERS, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

TQOL FOR MOUNTING DISK WHEELS.

Application filed August 29, 1923. serial No. 659,962.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that 1, JOHN J. MuYERs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsbur h, in 'thecounty of Allegheny and State of hennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tools for Mounting Disk Wheelsml which the followin is a specification.

his invention relates to tools for use of W automobilists and auto mechanics and has for its object the provision, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, of a tool the use of which will greatly reduce the work incident tot-he application of a disk wheel to an automobile axle.

It is well known that when chan 'ng a wheel of an automobile, where the dis type of wheel is used, it is necessary'for the op erator to lift the wheel to the hub and move the wheel around until the bolts surrounding the hub align with the passages provided for them in the body of the'wheel before the wheel can be mounted on the hub. This means that the operator must support the full weight of the wheel until the passages align wit the bolts around the hub, to allow it being shoved onto the hub. This method causes a strain upon the operator, whereas with the tool lprovided herewith the operator is relieved 0 all strain, the tool carrying the weight oi: the wheel.

It is a further object of this invention to.

provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth,

a tool strong and capable of carrying the weight of the heaviest wheels, yet of a size which will 'allow it being stored in a small space, and of simple structure-making it inexpensive to manufacture.

The invention will be best understood 40 from a consideration, of the following de-. tailed description taken in connection with he accompanying drawing forming a art of this specification, with. the understan ing that the invention is notconfined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawings but maybe changed and modified so long as such changes and modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the t0 appended claims.

at 1, supported by a jack 2. The s indie 3, carries a hub 4;,

rovided with the a utment disk 5. 'Thisd1sk has projecting from its face a series of threaded'lugs 6-, which are made to ass through the corresponding apertures g in the disk wheel 8. Nuts are then applied to. the ends of the lugs and drawn tight against the outer surface of the whml to clamp .it tightly against the disk 5 securing it upon the hub.

lin order to make thego eration of apply- W ing the wheel shorter an easier, the tool 9, is used according to the showing of the drawing. This tool consists of a handle 10 having secured in its end the round headed screw 11 provided with the slot 12. A socket member 13 is loosely securedto the end of the handle 10by means oi the screw 11, the shank of which passes through an aperture 14:, in the rear end of the socket, the head preventing further passage and thus forming a loose connection. The end or the hendle is rounded as at 15, to allow a free movement of the socket.

lhe operation of the tool is as follows: When it is desired to apply a wheel the socket end of the tool is passed through the aperture 7, and the socket 13, made to engage the end. of the lower one of the lugs 6, as shown in Fig. 1. lhe handle of the tool is then raised with one hand, thus raising the wheel, until the handle is a little above the horizontal position, whereupon with the other hand the wheel is shoved inward sliding it down the handle until the lugs engagev and pass through the apertures 7. tie then onl necessary to apply the nuts to the lugs an the whee is re y for use.

Havin thus described the invention, what is claime as new is I Y 1. A tool for the purpose set forth comt menace prising, a substantially elongated handle ing a globular head positioned within said 10 member, a bolt engaging member at one end socket member and having its shank extendof said handle, and means for setting up 2. ed through the inner end of said socket loose connection between said handle and and secured in the end of the handle, for 5 bolt engagin member. setting u a loose connection between the 2. A tool or the purpose set forth comtwo mem ers. 16

prising a substantially elongated handle In testimony whereof, I alfix my signature member, a socket member positioned at one hereto.

and of said handle member,-and a screw hav- JOHN J. MEYERS. 

